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         THE GREAT CANADIAN TRIVIA CONTEST
  
From: Steve_Caldwell@colby.on.infoshare.ca
Subject: Great Canadian Trivia Contest
 
QUESTION FOR 24 NOVEMBER, 1997.


It's back!

The question has not been posted for the last two weeks due to a
province-wide teachers' protest. Being a teacher I was participating in
the protest and the BBS from which the question originates was shut
down because it is located in a school which was closed during the
disruption. 
 
The History Department of Colonel By Secondary School in Ottawa,
Ontario is sponsoring a Canadian Studies Internet trivia contest.  
 
This contest is designed to appeal to students in Grades 6 - 10
although other grades are more than welcome to participate.

INFORMATION:
 
Each week a new question  will be presented.  Students participating in
the contest will, in all likelihood, have to do some research to find
the correct answer to our weekly question.
 
Questions are based on some aspect of Canadian Studies. Questions will
include the subjects of history, geography, culture, natural science,
sports, current events, law and any other aspect of Canadian studies
that we can think of.
 
A new question will be posted by noon, eastern time, every Monday and
answers must be received by 8:00 a.m. eastern time the following
Saturday week. Answers will be tabulated, and the correct answer, along
with the winners' names, will be posted in two weeks. Thus, there will
be a new question each week while the answer and winners will be posted
two weeks later.
 
We plan on offering a few nominal prizes so make sure you let us know
where we can reach you. We plan on offering three prizes this year, one
for the top scoring individual or small group, one for the top scoring
class, and one for the top scoring out of country participant. Because
of this it is vital for participants to identify which of the three you
are entering as. If the participants are representing a particular
class please identify the teacher, grade(s) and school. 

Last year we had participants from across Canada and the United States,
as well as Sweden while in previous years we have had participants from
as far away as China.
We welcome all new participants as well as our returning veteran
contestants.    
 
Don't forget your e-mail address, as well as your school's name and the
grade and/or class that you are in, as well as your postal address.
     

OCTOBER 20th's  QUESTION:

Gabriel Dumont was the military commander of one of the two sides in
the North-west Rebellion of 1885. Who commanded the other side?

ANSWER:

General Frederick Middleton commanded the Canadian military forces
against the Metis led by Louis Riel and his military commander, Gabriel
Dumont.

WINNERS:

1. Noah Moser, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

2. Mr. Greenspoon's Home Room class, Grade 10 Enterprise Studies,
Westmount Collegiate Institute: Thornhill, Ontario

3. Den Voykin, Sa-Hali Secondary School: Kamloops, British Columbia

OCTOBER 27th'S  QUESTION:

The medals of the author of the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields"
Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, were sold at an auction on October 25.

1. Besides being a soldier what was Colonel McCrae's profession?

2. The medals that were sold were for his service in two wars. World
War I was one of the two wars what was the other?

ANSWER:

1. Colonel McCrae was a doctor.

2. Besides World War I Colonel McCrae participated in the South African
or Boer War.

WINNERS:

1.Cindy and Peter Bailey, Madison, Connecticut

2. Rick Kainth and John Stephen, Mrs. Wright's Gr. 6 class, Wood
Elementary School: Port Alberni, British Columbia.

3. Noah Moser, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

I missed an answer from last week. My apologies Ian.

1. Ian Raska, Colonel By Secondary School: Gloucester, Ontario

LAST WEEK'S QUESTION:

A Canadian recording artist made this hit single in 1957. It ranks 6th
in all time worldwide sales with over 9,000,000 sold. Name the artist
and/or the title of the hit single.

DUE DATE: 29 November, 1997

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

Only one Canadian Prime Minister has a lake named after him/her. Both
of the following questions must be answered to receive credit for a
correct answer.

1. Which Canadian Prime Minister has been honoured by having a lake
named after him/her?

2. In which province or territory is the lake located?

DUE DATE: 6 DECEMBER, 1997

          
SEND IN YOUR ANSWERS:
 
Remember, don't post your answers to this list.  Otherwise everyone
will see what you're sending in. Instead, send your answers to Steve
Caldwell at the following e-mail address:

Steve_Caldwell@colby.on.infoshare.ca